Dash 8 flight crew reported they returned to departure airport after noting a fwd exit door light.

Attributes
ACN	1350524
Time
Date	201604
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Vectors
Component
Aircraft Component	Door Warning System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

While climbing through 15;000 feet the fwd exit door warning illuminated. I directed the first officer to run the appropriate checklist. The checklist for the door also led him to run the unpressurized flight checklist. As soon as I saw the warning light I began to level off and advised ATC of the situation. I then requested a descent and vectors back to [departure airport]. We returned to the field and landed without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Dash 8 flight crew reported they returned to departure airport after noting a FWD EXIT DOOR light.

Narrative: While climbing through 15;000 feet the FWD EXIT DOOR warning illuminated. I directed the First Officer to run the appropriate checklist. The checklist for the door also led him to run the unpressurized flight checklist. As soon as I saw the warning light I began to level off and advised ATC of the situation. I then requested a descent and vectors back to [departure airport]. We returned to the field and landed without further incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.